PAOK - Brann 1-1: Draw in Toumba and open accounts
Baba equalized in the 80th minute after Eriksen's goal in a match where Dikefalos had the initiative and chances.
PAOK and Brann drew 1-1 in their first encounter for the UEFA Conference League qualifiers. The team from Thessaloniki, despite their superiority on the field and 21 attempts on goal (6 on target), failed to capitalize on their chances and must now claim qualification in the return leg.
Lead for the Norwegians, response from Baba
The first half ended goalless. In the second half, Brann managed to open the scoring in the 57th minute, when Kristian Eriksen capitalized on Joakim Soltvedt's pass and sent the ball into the net for 0-1.
PAOK reacted and pressed hard afterwards. The vindication came in the 80th minute, when Abdul Rahman Baba, coming on as a substitute, took advantage of Tom Lusé's pass and headed in for the final 1-1.
The numerical picture of the match
According to the match statistics, PAOK had an xG of 2.16 against Brann, creating 5 big chances and winning 8 corners. Ball possession was almost balanced (47.7% for PAOK), while referee Daniel Siebert showed a total of 5 yellow cards (2 for PAOK and 3 for Brann).